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About Patharguwan Village

Patharguwan is a large village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,293, made up of 1,203 males and 1,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1269.3 hectares hectares.

Patharguwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharguwan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 1269.3 hectares
Population 2,293
Male Population 1,203
Female Population 1,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patharguwan compares

By the 2011 count Patharguwan is the 34th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 1269.3 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Patharguwan

Patharguwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patharguwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patharguwan from other places

Patharguwan lies about 36 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 7.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Patharguwan
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 7.8 km
Nearest town Khajuraho Group of Monuments 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 18 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 36 km

Villages closest to Patharguwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajnagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Patharguwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharguwan village had a population of 2,293. That makes it the 34th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Patharguwan village has 1,203 males and 1,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharguwan has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Patharguwan covers 1269.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patharguwan falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patharguwan is Khajuraho, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Patharguwan.

Patharguwan is about 36 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharguwan is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Khajuraho is about 7.8 km away. Khajuraho Group of Monuments is about 14 km away. Rajnagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Imalha (1.6 km), Majhgawan (2.1 km) and Baharpura (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Patharguwan today is likely to be higher.

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